At 3:30 Friday afternoon, we all met back at the airport. Our bags were weighed, our passports checked (yes. apparently you need a passport to get to Midway and we boarded our G1 for our 4.5 hour flight to Midway.
Flying in style! According to the deputy refuge manager, we use a G1 for 2 strategic reasons: 1. It is more fuel efficient than the G2, a jet, so we can put more weight on it. This is good because it means more mail, more food, and more medical supplies. And 2. If a bird happens to fly into the propeller of the G1, the bird gets chopped up. If a bird is sucked into the engine of a G2, there is a chance the engine will explode.
The reason the plan doesn't take off until 4:30, because we need to arrive after dark. This is because there are far too many birds flying around the island during the day for a safe landing.
When we finally arrived on Midway, we were first quickly shown our quarters and then whisked off to Captain Brooks, one of two bars on the island. I knew I liked this place.
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